Operation Al Majid (Arabic: عملية الماجد) was an operation conducted by both Marines and Iraqi security forces intended to disrupt and defeat insurgent activity throughout more than 30,000 square miles (78,000 km2) in western Al Anbar Province. The operation began in the fall of 2006 and resulted in a series of berms being constructed around the cities of Anah, Haditha, Haqlaniyah, and Barwanah.

Iraqi police manning a checkpoint in Barwanah in December 2006.

References

  • Additional Coalition forces, construction of dirt ‘berms’ increase security conditions in Iraq’s Haditha Triad region
  • U.S. Army unit rescues kidnapped Iraqis from insurgents
  • Hess, Pamela (5 March 2007). "The Battle For Haditha". United Press International. Retrieved 19 April 2010.


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